Once I saw a little bird Come hop, hop, hop;

So I cried, “Little bird, Will you stop, stop, stop?”

I was going to the window To say, “How do you do?”

But he shook his little tail, And far away he flew.

While the swimmers were at the Y, our remaining Wee Friends thought about birds. Inspired by the many pine cones they collected on a walk last week, Melinda and Lisa guided a bird feeder creation.

She set out two plates of peanut butter and two bowls of wild bird seed. First friends rolled the pine cone in the peanut butter. Next they dipped it into the seed bowl and covered it with seeds. Next, they attached a string and finally, put them in the refrigerator to set.

Reminder: Tomorrow, many of you have signed up for conferences with Tami at her house, 701 S. Ironwood. Call us today if there are any questions or changes! We look forward to seeing you there.
Wee Sprouts today are carrot sticks and radish slices. Breakfast was Kix and bananas. For lunch, we will serve peanut butter sandwiches on whole wheat pita, green beans/carrots and apple slices.

Enjoy this beautiful day!

We have some FAB Fabs this week! They are also great examples of how, many times, these kindergarden frameworks for academic balance happen so very naturally throughout the day. Literacy: K.7.2-Share information and ideas, speaking in complete, coherent sentences. Math: K.4.1: Identify and describe common geometric objects: circle, triangle, square, rectangle and cube. K.4.2-Compare and sort common objects by position, shape, size, roundness and number of vertices. K.4.3-Identify and use the terms: inside, outside, between, above and below.

Today was the last day for this session of gymnastics. Jennifer will begin the new session each Monday, April 9-June 18. This morning, both groups of friends practiced backwards rolls and candy stick log rolls. In this exercise, each friend chooses their favorite piece of candy as as they name it, they roll down a mat that is on a rake, similar to rolling down a hill. They navigated an obstacle course that included the balance beam, trampoline and various mats. They finished the course by swinging on the rings. And the best part of all, they each got today’s cute little girl stamp on their arms.

We headed outside early this morning to enjoy this amazing day.

Last week, Tami devised the Rest Time Black Bucket. For our older, non nappers, this bucket is waiting for them after lunch to enjoy during the mid-day quiet time. Tami filled the buckets with paper, markers, sight word books, flashcards of various sorts, an I Spy book, a fictitious book and a step-by-step drawing book. Our Wee Friends have enjoyed this variety of activities while they rest their bodies and voices.

Our beans that we planted last week are sprouting! Below is Kai’s kidney bean.

Today our Wee Sprouts are carrot sticks and radish slices. For breakfast, we served whole wheat toast with peanut butter and apple slices. Lunch was whole wheat pasta with chicken, green peas and bananas. For snack we are serving whole wheat crackers and hummus.

Have a terrific day!

Happy Birthday, Marty!!!!

The day began with paper hearts. Using scissors, stick glue, and markers, Wee Friends created hearts of all sizes. Hearts were created for each other, teachers and MARTY, on this her special day….

Several weeks ago, friends created stained glass window art with wax paper and tempera paint. This morning, they each found their creation and worked at turning it into a kite! We studied four shapes: hearts, diamonds, squares and circles. Friends chose the shape they wanted their kite to become and with pipe cleaners, and tape, set out to create it.

Other areas of the classroom were busy with train tracks, hammer and nails, dollies, apple pie, good friends and a dinosaur book!!

We pretended we were at a real theatre to watch a puppet show! First, a small group of friends made paper tickets. The ticket master collected tickets and friends gathered into an audience to watch the show. In pairs, friends chose puppets and a slow/fast/with words/without words song to accompany them as they told their original story.

Friends understood that they must listen and not talk as they watched each puppet actor tell the story. They learned how to applaud at the end of each scene. They understood that they must sit and watch the action taking place without getting up and down. And of course….they learned they must bow after each performance! The final musical request was “Dynamite”. The curtain came down on the puppet plays and friends moved their bodies, stretched their muscles, hopped, skipped and sang their hearts out.

We calmed our bodies by laying on our green mats and meditating to a new song: Joe Cocker’s “You Are So Beautiful.”.

And then we raced outside to soak up the sun!

Our Wee Sprouts today are diced pineapple. For breakfast we served Chex and Kix with fresh pineapple. Lunch was a farm fresh egg casserole, applesauce and steamed asparagus.

Parent/Child Conversation Starters:

• Let’s look around our house and count how many circles (any shape) we can find!
• When you are at the workbench, do you enjoy using the hammer or the saw the most? Why?
• How would a kitty cat puppet talk? What about a pirate puppet?
• Is that voice the same or different from your voice?
• During music meditation do you like to talk or do you like to close your eyes? Why?

Enjoy a restful weekend with your family.

We started our day with a kite tutorial! Melinda explained how to assemble the kites and then paired friends as kite flying buddies. We learned a few verses to “Let’s Go Fly a Kite” and then off we went!

Each friend had the opportunity to pull the string, run and experience the excitement of their kite being airborn!

Kids ran across the field when Melinda’s kite flew high above! As we prepared to leave, Lisa started a game of “Duck, Duck Goose!” and friends took a long cold drink!

Breakfast this morning was Corn Chex and clementines. For lunch we are serving toasted chedder cheese sandwiches on whole grain tortillas, pear slices and green pea pods.

Have a terrific day!